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First off, if you haven’t read it yet, go check out Editing Emma. I also interviewed Emma (yes, star of the book) after the release of her first diary. It’s fantastic and gives you a clue on what Emma is like. But if you don’t want to go read the interview, I can tell you what Emma is like. She’s funny. She’s a bit selfish and immature. She likes to masturbate (YAY FOR POSITIVE FEMALE SEXUALITY REP). She can put her foot in her mouth. Emma is me. Emma is you. Emma is everyone to some extent. Each book in […]

Let’s take a moment first to appreciate the cover. It’s dark and broody, and it gives off a grungy fantasy vibe that whispers at danger. Foody throws you straight in there alongside Enne, both you and the main character arriving in New Reynes at the same time. Very quickly, those vibes from the cover are realised. Enne is a proper young lady, preparing to be an actual lady when she debuts in society the following year. What she’s doing wandering into the City of Sin on her own is anybody’s guess. I mean, I know you want to find your […]

Only a few months ago, I reviewed the first book in the duology, Between the Blade and the Heart. Hocking has written a series featuring a Valkyrie-in-training who finds herself in the awful position of saving humanity. Quite a lot of pressure, isn’t it? This duology is for fans of mythology, so if that’s something you’re interested in, but you haven’t read the first book, check out my review first, where you can also read the first chapter to get a taste of the writing! Picking up a few days after the ending of the first book, Malin is off alone […]

Full disclosure. This is the first book written in verse that I’ve ever read. (I’m not including plays and straight-up poetry books.) And I don’t think I could have been inducted into this style with a better book. It was lyrical, impactful, rhythmic, and that’s just thanks to the style. The content, the characters… it was an incredible story in itself, the perfect story to be told in verse. Xiomara is the miracle child of a devoutly religious mother and reformed father who thought they wouldn’t be able to have children. A teenager, she is caught between these weighty expectations […]

Another one of those reviews I struggle with because I enjoyed the book so much. You know the ones. I read this book weeks ago, and it’s taken ages to put thoughts into words. So instead of a coherent review, here are my top 5 reasons for loving The Extinction Trials. Stormchaser & Lincoln Wilson could not have picked better main characters for her novel. We’re told the story in (almost) alternating chapters by Storm and Lincoln. Storm is an orphan, living in government housing. She loves the outdoors so much she’ll willing dumb down her scores at school so she can […]

It was a strange, cold thing to realize I was born to be a murderer. Fun fact. Krigare is the Swedish word for “warrior”. And that’s who we’re introduced to. Or at least, that’s what Malin, a Valkyrie-in-training is going for. Her life is a mix of learning to “return” the immortal as per instructions from a higher power and attending a special college for those working in the paranormal sector. That is, until she learns her mother went off track years before, creating a domino effect of misfortune. The characters were an interesting mix. I liked Malin for her […]

Every time I fall in love with the start of a series, I get super nervous. On the one hand, I need to know what happens next, and I want to experience more of the writing that I clicked with. On the other…what if it all goes terribly wrong? Ever the Brave falls into this camp. I gave Ever the Hunted 4.5 stars last year because it swept me up completely. I’ve been waiting oh so patiently for the sequel, and now it’s out! Which means I had to muster up my own courage to dive back in… So, in […]

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